Total Crime Rate

106.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sydney Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Haywards Heath Ashenground , and the 66th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sydney Road (RH16 1PY) in the last 12 months was 106.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% higher than the Haywards Heath Ashenground average (90.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 119.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydney Road (RH16 1PY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sydney Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clair Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haywards Heath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park View —
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perrymount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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